Frog Tadpole

Tadpole Pictures

Red Caterpillar

Red Caterpillar

Green Lacewing Larvae

The Lacewing Larvae, called "Aphid Lions", are important biological control agents against many soft-bodied insects including aphids and mites. Other things the lacewing larvae feed on include insect eggs, thrips, whiteflies, mealybugs, small caterpillars and beetle larvae.

Green Lacewing Larvae

Butterfly Caterpillars

Here are some pictures of butterflies caterpillar/larvae, I identified and captured so far. These pictures represent a certain larval stage/instar, at a different stage, these will be somehow different.

Butterfly Caterpillars/Larvae

Plain Tiger Butterfly Larva

Common Leopard Butterfly Larva

Common Emigrant Butterfly Larva

Rounded Pierrot Butterfly Larva

Bath White Butterfly Larva

Lime Butterfly Larva

Large Cabbage White Butterfly Larva

Common Castor Butterfly Larva

Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Larva

Painted Lady Butterfly Larva

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Larva

Yellow Coster Butterfly Larva

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar

The Lime Butterfly caterpillar passes through 5 different instars before pupation. The first few instars of the caterpillar look like bird droppings and this is nature's way of protecting them from predators. In the 5th (last) instar, the caterpillar becomes pale green with a yellow subspiracular band having brown and bluish marking and a pair of false eyes. An additional yellow band is developed on the 4th and 5th segments with bluish spots on it.

Lime Butterfly Caterpillars

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (1st instar) eating egg shell

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (2rd instar)

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (3rd instar)

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (4th instar)

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (5th and last instar)

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar (Pre-pupa)

Common Leopard Butterfly Larvae

The common leopard butterfly caterpillar has a dark orange color with black and white spots. The color turns paler as the caterpillar mature and finally becomes green. It's black colored sharp branched spines with yellowish spot at the base of each spine. The caterpillar main food plants are willow trees (family: Salicaceae).

Common Leopard Butterfly Caterpillars/Larvae

Common Leopard Butterfly Mature Caterpillar

Common Leopard Butterfly Pre-Pupate Caterpillar

Plain Tiger Larvae

Plain Tiger Butterfly Larva (caterpillar) can be easily found on the host plants (milkweed). Its body has black and white bands with yellow dorsolateral spots. It has 3 pairs of long and black tentacle-like appendages. The bases of appendages turn red as the caterpillars become mature. The period required for larva to pupate is about 2 weeks.

Plain Tiger Butterfly Larvae (caterpillar) Pictures

Pre-pupa Caterpillar

Green Caterpillars

Green Caterpillars

Praying Mantis Larvae

I have kept some praying mantis egg pods on the hope that some babies praying mantis will come out from them in the spring or early summer. So I decided to cut one of them to see praying mantis larvae. I took some photos to serve my visitors, who often visit my blog to see praying mantis larvae. Actually these are undeveloped nymphs.

Praying Mantis Larvae

Ladybug Larvae

Like ladybugs, their larvae are also beneficial as they feed primarily on aphids. Here are some pictures of 7 spotted ladybug larvae taken at different stages.

Ladybug Larvae

Big Green Caterpillar

I found this big green caterpillar in my grapes plant. This caterpillar is Tersa sphinx moth larva. They generally feeds on grapes leaves. This caterpillar comes in two colors variety i.e green and brown.

Big Green Caterpillar-Tersa sphinx Moth Larva